Furhan Akbar, Assist Product Manager

Furhan Akbar

Assist Product Manager

United Matbouli Group

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Master's degree, Marketing & Finance
Experience
11 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :11 years, 6 Months

Assist Product Manager at United Matbouli Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since September 2013

→ Market research, retail data integration, analysis, visualization and reporting.
→ Deriving insights from analysed data to help strategic and active decision making.
→ Validating data on MIS (Management Information Systems), extraction of data to analyse and maintain data integrity.
→ Business Analysis by business modelling, process mapping, SWOT, MOST and SMART approach-based business assessment, planning and evaluation.
→ Annual purchase planning, inventory forecasting and executing item procurement.
→ Creating distribution systems and developing strategies to improve the productivity of present networks.
→ Devising coverage plan and evaluation of distributor and retailer infrastructure.
→ Lead item range reviews for the product and category portfolio periodically.
→ Develop detailed plans for product range layouts with timely communication and involvement of all stakeholders.
→ Category market size, market demand, target share and average price estimation.
→ Support the creation of long-term category strategies assessing category dynamics.
→ Contribute relevant consumer and shopper insights during annual planning processes and influence customer plans.
→ Perform category differentiation and communication activities in accordance with Samsung brand guidelines.
→ Responsible for optimizing planograms and assortment across portfolios and customers.
→ Developing customized sales incentivization schemes for retailers and promoters.
→ Cooperative alignment on marketing activities of channels, dealers, retailers and incorporating in the yearly marketing calendar.
→ Assessing effects of branding and tactical promotions and allocating sales incentives for achieving incremental sales targets.
→ Providing competitive product pricing to partners and item allocation to dealers and retailers after assessing their business size, sales capability and monetary status.
→ Supply chain activity management by controlling channel and dealer supply activities by PSI (Purchase, Sales and Inventory) reporting.
→ Inventory optimization at retail stores to increase the sales capability of the retailer.
→ Organizing branding events, publicity events, tactical marketing and advertising
campaigns to engage retailers and customers.
→ Creating and managing media and advertisement events. Evaluate marketing ROI (Return on Investment) and decide on optimal media mix.
→ Enhancing retail infrastructure through merchandizing and promotional activities.
→ Collaborating in digital marketing activities on website and social media.
→ Providing ideas in developing new products by reviewing market trends and competitor product features and specifications.
→ Decisions to provide discounts, rebates and to liquidate end of life products.

Account Executive at Propaganda Comvort Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • October 2012 to August 2013

→Market trends research, advertising and promotion media market analysis and insights.
→ Obtaining key client information including general business strategy, industry issues, products and services offered, key customers and competitors in the marketplace.
→ Promotion media selection and devising collaborative marketing calendar with clients.
→ Acquiring ATL and BTL media statistics, quotations and rate cards from various media suppliers.
→ Developing brand marketing campaigns to communicate the mission and vision of clients.
→ Propose yearly and quarterly marketing campaigns and media strategies to the clients
→ Assessing the ROI and media affinity of branding and tactical marketing campaigns.
→ Prepare and review marketing communication activity reports and task completion status reports for clients.
→ Collaborating in digital and social media marketing campaigns.

Education

Master's degree, Marketing & Finance
  • at Osmania University
  • March 2012

Masters in Business Administration, Customer Relationship Management, Marketing Management, Financial Management.

Specialties & Skills

Procurement
Business Analysis
Distributions
Marketing
Category Management
Category Management
Business Development
Product Procurement and Liquidation
Branding, Tactical and Retail Marketing
Planning and Forecasting
Data Analysis
Strategic Management
Customer and Competition Assessment

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Excel Advance Training (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2021
Product Marketing Management Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2016

Hobbies

  • Chess, Swimming and Documentaries